Australia Vs India 1St Match
VB Series Australia, India, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2004 (2003/04) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 January 2004
Australia won by 18 runs
Australia won by 18 runs. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 88 for Australia. Ajit Agarkar took 6/42.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 9 January 2004
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 18 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Symonds
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Debut
- Irfan Pathan (India)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Irfan Pathan's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 288 all out. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 88 off 102 balls, and Michael Clarke made 63. Ajit Agarkar took 6 for 42 for India. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the fifth wicket between Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke, 50% of the total.
Chasing 289, India made 270 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 82 off 83 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 63. Ian Harvey took 3 for 52 for Australia. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. From 257 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 13 runs, to 270 for 10.
Australia won by 18 runs. Ajit Agarkar's 6 for 42 are the best innings figures at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
AUSTRALIA: 288 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Yuvraj Singh b Ajit Agarkar | 20 | 22 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Irfan Pathan b Ajit Agarkar | 34 | 34 |
| Ricky Ponting | c & b Lakshmipathy Balaji | 18 | 19 |
| Damien Martyn | c Lakshmipathy Balaji b Ajit Agarkar | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Anil Kumble b Ajit Agarkar | 88 | 102 |
| Michael Clarke | c VVS Laxman b Anil Kumble | 63 | 66 |
| Michael Bevan | c Sourav Ganguly b Virender Sehwag | 1 | 8 |
| Ian Harvey | c Sachin Tendulkar b Ajit Agarkar | 28 | 24 |
| Andy Bichel | run out (Lakshmipathy Balaji) | 1 | 7 |
| Jason Gillespie | not out | 8 | 10 |
| Brad Williams | c Yuvraj Singh b Ajit Agarkar | 0 | 1 |
Extras 27 · Total 288 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 9.3 | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Sanjay Bangar | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-59 (Adam Gilchrist, 8.6 ov), 2-70 (Matthew Hayden, 10.4 ov), 3-70 (Damien Martyn, 10.5 ov), 4-89 (Ricky Ponting, 15.2 ov), 5-232 (Michael Clarke, 38.4 ov), 6-233 (Michael Bevan, 39.6 ov), 7-258 (Andrew Symonds, 43.3 ov), 8-272 (Andy Bichel, 45.5 ov), 9-287 (Ian Harvey, 48.1 ov), 10-288 (Brad Williams, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (19) and Adam Gilchrist (33) | 59 | 53 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (1) and Ricky Ponting (9) | 11 | 10 |
| third | Damien Martyn (0) and Ricky Ponting (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (9) and Andrew Symonds (8) | 19 | 27 |
| fifth | Andrew Symonds (74) and Michael Clarke (63) | 143 | 142 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan (1) and Andrew Symonds (0) | 1 | 8 |
| seventh | Andrew Symonds (6) and Ian Harvey (15) | 25 | 22 |
| eighth | Andy Bichel (1) and Ian Harvey (6) | 14 | 13 |
| ninth | Jason Gillespie (7) and Ian Harvey (7) | 15 | 14 |
| tenth | Jason Gillespie (1) and Brad Williams (0) | 1 | 2 |
INDIA: 270 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Ricky Ponting b Andrew Symonds | 63 | 69 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Ian Harvey | 35 | 59 |
| Sourav Ganguly | run out (Ian Harvey) | 82 | 83 |
| VVS Laxman | c Michael Clarke b Andrew Symonds | 16 | 22 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Ian Harvey b Michael Clarke | 16 | 19 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Michael Clarke b Ian Harvey | 25 | 24 |
| Sanjay Bangar | c Ricky Ponting b Ian Harvey | 3 | 5 |
| Ajit Agarkar | c Michael Clarke b Jason Gillespie | 1 | 4 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Matthew Hayden b Brad Williams | 3 | 6 |
| Anil Kumble | c Michael Clarke b Brad Williams | 5 | 4 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 21 · Total 270 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Brad Williams | 9 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Andy Bichel | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-103 (Virender Sehwag, 18.2 ov), 2-134 (Sachin Tendulkar, 25.1 ov), 3-168 (VVS Laxman, 31.6 ov), 4-195 (Rahul Dravid, 36.2 ov), 5-257 (Yuvraj Singh, 45.5 ov), 6-257 (Sourav Ganguly, 45.6 ov), 7-260 (Ajit Agarkar, 46.6 ov), 8-263 (Sanjay Bangar, 47.3 ov), 9-266 (Irfan Pathan, 48.3 ov), 10-270 (Anil Kumble, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (53) and Virender Sehwag (32) | 103 | 106 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (10) and Sourav Ganguly (19) | 31 | 41 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (18) and VVS Laxman (16) | 34 | 41 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (11) and Rahul Dravid (16) | 27 | 26 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (34) and Yuvraj Singh (25) | 62 | 57 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Sanjay Bangar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Ajit Agarkar (1) and Sanjay Bangar (1) | 3 | 6 |
| eighth | Sanjay Bangar (2) and Irfan Pathan (1) | 3 | 3 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (1) and Irfan Pathan (2) | 3 | 6 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (4) and Lakshmipathy Balaji (0) | 4 | 3 |
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